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Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook
Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook A federal park ranger who arrested Bruce Springsteen after stopping the veteran rocker on the Jersey Shore reported that he “strongly” smelled of alcohol, had “glassy eyes” and was “visibly swaying back and forth” during a DWI field test. Springsteen also refused a breath test following the Nov. 14 stop at the Gateway National Recreation Area near the Sandy Hook Lighthouse shortly after 4 p.m., Park Service Officer R.L. Hayes wrote on a trio of summonses. “The Boss,” 71, reportedly was chatting with fans that sunny Saturday on the federally-owned, six-mile-long barrier split in Middletown b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rockland Driver Had Pound Of Pot, THC Pops, Haworth Police Charge Rockland Driver Had Pound Of Pot, THC Pops, Haworth Police Charge
Rockland Driver Had Pound Of Pot, THC Pops, Haworth Police Charge A Haworth police sergeant nabbed a Rockland County driver with a pound of pot, along with THC lollipops and drug paraphernalia, authorities said. Sgt. Gianluca Ragone stopped Tyrone Acosta, 32, of Sparkill on Schraalenburgh Road shortly after midnight Saturday. The smell of raw marijuana led to the discovery of the drugs, Detective Sgt. Justin Fox said. Acosta was processed and released pending a hearing on drug and paraphernalia possession charges, Fox said. He also received a trio of traffic summonses for careless driving, failing to keep right and having drugs in a motor vehicle, the s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rockland Trucker Ticketed In Route 17 Crash That Killed Motorcyclist Rockland Trucker Ticketed In Route 17 Crash That Killed Motorcyclist
Rockland Trucker Ticketed In Route 17 Crash That Killed Motorcyclist The Rockland County driver of a garbage truck that struck and killed a 52-year-old motorcyclist from Hasbrouck Heights on Route 17 on Monday was issued summonses for careless driving and failure to observe road signals, authorities said. Although no criminal charges were immediately filed, an investigation into the death Monday of Nuri Kaloshi was continuing, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. Jonathan D. Lacher, 50, of Nanuet was driving the truck that collided with Kaloshi’s Kawasaki ZX-14 motorcycle on southbound Route 17 as it turned onto the highway from westbound Fra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rockland DWI Driver Couldn't Recall What Happened, Police Say Rockland DWI Driver Couldn't Recall What Happened, Police Say
Rockland DWI Driver Couldn't Recall What Happened, Police Say A DWI driver from Pearl River found sitting behind the wheel of a crashed car near the George Washington Bridge told an officer he couldn't remember what happened, Port Authority police said. Officer Ed Berdecia found Nicholas D. Moy in the driver's seat of the 2007 Toyota Scion -- the engine running, headlights on -- just after it struck a concrete barrier at 5 a.m. Sunday, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. "His eyes were bloodshot and he could not recall details of the collision," Pentangelo said. "When asked for his paperwork, he could not provide proof of insurance.…

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by Jerry DeMarco